Susanne Ljungskog Explained

Susanne Ljungskog
Fullname:Susanne Ljungskog
Birth Date:16 March 1976
Birth Place:Halmstad, Sweden
Height:1.71m (05.61feet)
Weight:57kg (126lb)
Currentteam:Menikini–Selle Italia
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Ridertype:All-rounder
Proyears1:1999
Proteam1:The Greenery Grisley
Proyears2:2000
Proteam2:Farm Frites – Hartol
Proyears3:2001–2002
Proteam3:Vlaanden – T Interim
Proyears4:2003
Proteam4:Bik – Powerplate
Proyears5:2004
Proteam5:Team S.A.T.S.
Proyears6:2005–2007
Proteam6:Team Flexpoint
Proyears7:2008
Proteam7:Menikini–Selle Italia
Majorwins:Stage races

Giro della Toscana (2002, 2003, 2005)

Holland Ladies Tour (2003, 2006)

Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin (2007, 2008)

Emakumeen Bira (2007)

One day races & Classics

World Road Race Champion (2002, 2003)

National Road Race Champion (1994, 1996–1998, 2004–2006)

National Time Trial Champion (2006)

Primavera Rosa (2001)

Open de Suède Vårgårda (2006)

Susanne Ljungskog (born 16 March 1976 in Halmstad) is a Swedish former cyclist. As a four-time Olympian (1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008), she won the world road race championship in 2002 and 2003. The same years, she was UCI points champion. She has also won two World Cup races.

Ljungskog received the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 2002.[1]

Career highlights

1994
  • 1st National Road Race Championships
  • 2nd Drei Tagen von Pattensen
  • 3rd Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen
  • 3rd GP Scandinavia Time Trial
  • 3rd Tjejtrampet – 3rd place
    1996
  • National Road Championships
  • 1st Road Race
  • 2nd Time Trial
    1997
  • National Road Championships
  • 1st Road Race
  • 3rd Time Trial
  • 4th European U23 Road Race Championships
    1998
  • National Road Championships
  • 1st Road Race
  • 2nd Time Trial
  • European U23 Road Championships
  • 1st Road Race
  • 1st Tjejtrampet
  • 2nd Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen
  • 1st Stage 1
  • 2nd Overall Eurosport Tour of Poland
  • 2 stage wins
  • 5th Overall Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
  • 1st Stage 1
    1999
  • 3rd Overall Holland Ladies Tour
    2000
  • 2nd Luba Classic
  • 3rd Overall Holland Ladies Tour
  • 3rd Overall Vuelta International a Majorca
  • 1st Stage 1
  • 5th Tjejtrampet
    2001
  • 1st GP Suisse Féminin
  • 1st Primavera Rosa
  • 2nd Montréal
  • 3rd Overall Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
  • 6th Overall
  • 1st Stage 1 Grande Boucle
    2002
  • 1st UCI Road World Championships Road Race
  • 1st Overall Giro della Toscana
  • 3 stage wins
  • 1st UCI Road World Cup Points Championship
  • 2nd Overall Grande Boucle
  • 1st Stage 1
  • 2nd Overall Trophée Féminin Méditerranéen
  • 1st Stage 1
  • 3rd Overall Tour de Snowy
  • 3rd GP de Plouay (World Cup)
  • 4th Overall Emakumeen Bira
  • 1st Points classification
  • 1st Stage 1
    2003
  • 1st UCI Road World Championships Road Race
  • 1st Overall Giro della Toscana
  • 1st Overall Holland Ladies Tour
  • 1st UCI Road World Cup Points Championship
  • 2nd Overall
  • 1st Stage 1 Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen
  • 2nd Overall Giro del Trentino
  • 3rd Overall Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
  • 1st Stage 1
  • 3rd Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
  • 3rd Rotterdam Tour
    2004
  • 1st National Road Race Championships
  • 1st Stage 1 Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen
  • 5th Overall Giro del Trentino
  • 9th Overall Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
  • 1st Stage 1
    2005
  • 1st National Road Race Championships
  • 1st Overall Giro della Toscana
  • 1st Stage 1
  • 1st Castilla y Leon
  • 2nd Overall Holland Ladies Tour
  • 2 stage wins
  • 2nd Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen
  • 2nd Overall Gracia–Orlová
  • 1st Stage 1
  • 2nd Overall Geelong Tour
  • 2nd UCI Road World Cup Points Championship
  • 2nd GP Wales
  • 2nd Ronde van Vlaaneren
  • 6th Overall Emakumeen Bira
  • 1st Stage 1
    2006
  • National Road Championships
  • 1st Road Race
  • 1st Time Trial
  • 1st Overall Holland Ladies Tour
  • 1st Open de Suède Vårgårda
  • 2nd Overall Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
  • 3rd Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile
    2007
  • 1st Overall Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
  • 1st Overall Emakumeen Bira
  • 1st Stage 1
    2008
  • 1st Overall Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
  • 1st Stage 4

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    Notes and References

    1. News: Bragdguldet till Ljungskog. Sportlbadet. Susanna Vidlund, Josefine Swenson, Martin Strömberg. Swedish. 3 December 2002. 27 January 2021.

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